Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (4.5/10)

God! I don't remember the last time I was so bored watching a movie. Perhaps never this bad. It's like watching the most sadistic, crazy and disturbing paint dry. That still means it's still just paint and is boring as hell.Let's just say that reading the wikipedia entry after I saw this was more exciting than this movie. I recommend doing that.

See here's the plot... it sounds great, but pulled off awfully. Ryu is deaf and mute. He has a sister who is dying of kidney failure and Ryu desperately wants to help her. He isn't a match and the hospital has nothing for her at the time, something she is running out of. Ryu decides to go to the black market and they takes his kidney and alot of his money before skipping out on him. Now he and his anarchist girlfriend look to kidnap his former employer's friend's daughter to get the money they need to buy one from the hospital (one shows up just afterwards, Irony!). However the dad isn't about to just sit around and goes on a mad chase to find her but mostly those responsible.

That sounds like a amazing plot, to bad it wasn't pulled off well. You're often left confused and bored. From the director of "Oldboy" one of the most fascinating movies ever, I expected so much more. the acting isn't bad, just never get a chance to shine. There is lots of violence in some interesting methods, that was the best part. I can't believe how much I didn't like this movie, it sounds great on pen and paper. However just cause it sounds cool, it doesn't mean it actually is... and this one is not good. Pretty poor in fact.

4.5/10
Recommendation: It drags and is so god awful boring. However maybe you'll like it better, it's gotten a lot of mix reactions out there. I personally would say this is something to pass by and just google the plot.